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GAMMA#888 Priester v Spud PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick River (ranked 1488 p4p, 914 weight class) and Bob Weadababyitsaboy (ranked 215 p4p, 125 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Weadababyitsaboy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River slips under a jab.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from River.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River feints and then cracks Weadababyitsaboy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weadababyitsaboy down.
Good shot there by Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River looks to land a combination but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it well.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weadababyitsaboy.
River misses with a hook
and Weadababyitsaboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weadababyitsaboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River thumps Weadababyitsaboy with a low kick.
Weadababyitsaboy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
River showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
No joy there for Weadababyitsaboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weadababyitsaboy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weadababyitsaboy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
River keeps control of Weadababyitsaboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
River's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River tries a body shot but Weadababyitsaboy blocks it.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Weadababyitsaboy.
River has Weadababyitsaboy pressed against the cage, preventing Weadababyitsaboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River scores with a shot to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River pushes Weadababyitsaboy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weadababyitsaboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A short right from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a nice hook to the head.
River taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks from the clinch.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy working aggressively here.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Weadababyitsaboy is just out of range.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River rushes Weadababyitsaboy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River digs a right hand underneath Weadababyitsaboy's ribcage. Weadababyitsaboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
River tries to throw a body punch but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Weadababyitsaboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
River misses with a body punch.
Weadababyitsaboy prevents a body shot from River.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Weadababyitsaboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy working hard to break the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a left hand.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy blocks a body shot from River.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weadababyitsaboy.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from River.
Weadababyitsaboy can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from River.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
River is leaning against Weadababyitsaboy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River prevents Weadababyitsaboy from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from River.
Weadababyitsaboy looks winded!
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weadababyitsaboy backwards.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick River dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weadababyitsaboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weadababyitsaboy counters with a right hand to the body.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice cross by River.
River thuds a left hand into Weadababyitsaboy's body.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
River cracks Weadababyitsaboy with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
River throws a jab when Weadababyitsaboy was well out of range.
It seemed like Weadababyitsaboy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a left hand
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River digs a right hand into Weadababyitsaboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weadababyitsaboy's gas tank.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks the clinch.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a lovely overhand right.
River lands the left hand.
That kick from River tenderised Weadababyitsaboy's leg. Weadababyitsaboy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weadababyitsaboy needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
Weadababyitsaboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
River lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River blocks a jab.
As Weadababyitsaboy backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River misses the shot to the body.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weadababyitsaboy. Weadababyitsaboy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weadababyitsaboy. That's going to slow River down.
Weadababyitsaboy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
River is looking to slow Weadababyitsaboy down with leg kicks.
River lands with a good body shot.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weadababyitsaboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Weadababyitsaboy.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping left.
Weadababyitsaboy clobbers River with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from River.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy swinging wildly here.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River scores with a jab.
Weadababyitsaboy lands with a shot to the body.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range easily.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Sloppy strikes from Weadababyitsaboy. Those never looked like landing.
Weadababyitsaboy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Weadababyitsaboy avoided it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot to the body.
River punishes Weadababyitsaboy's body with a nice straight punch.
River with the inside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weadababyitsaboy can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weadababyitsaboy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weadababyitsaboy. That did some damage!
Weadababyitsaboy tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick River dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weadababyitsaboy on the side of the head.
Weadababyitsaboy cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River slips a jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weadababyitsaboy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weadababyitsaboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Weadababyitsaboy misses the target.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
Weadababyitsaboy looks for a takedown but River sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weadababyitsaboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River throws a head kick but Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Weadababyitsaboy circles away.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
River misses with a body shot.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weadababyitsaboy swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
A telegraphed right hand from Weadababyitsaboy misses the target.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River has closed the distance and engaged Weadababyitsaboy in a clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River has Weadababyitsaboy pressed against the cage, preventing Weadababyitsaboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River digs a right hand into Weadababyitsaboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weadababyitsaboy's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
Weadababyitsaboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by River.
Weadababyitsaboy with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River lands a jab to the head.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weadababyitsaboy.
A good leg kick by River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Weadababyitsaboy circles away.
Weadababyitsaboy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River ducks under a wild hook from Weadababyitsaboy.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weadababyitsaboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick River is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
River pushes Weadababyitsaboy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
River tries a body shot but Weadababyitsaboy blocks it.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from River.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Weadababyitsaboy backwards.
River scores with a shot to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head punch that misses.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patrick River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy takes one to the chin there.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
River throws a low kick but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping right.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
A shot in the inside from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick River!
Patrick River seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Greenwald (ranked 634 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Milo Vicente (ranked 98 p4p, 156 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Greenwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Vicente!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald lands with a right hand.
Greenwald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vicente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greenwald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Greenwald pushes him off.
Vicente clinches up against the cage.
Greenwald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vicente misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vicente.
Milo Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicente is looking to clinch but Greenwald is avoiding it.
Greenwald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Greenwald moves out of range.
Jab from Greenwald.
Vicente throws a hook but Greenwald avoids it easily.
Vicente misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicente is looking to score with low kicks.
Greenwald jabs at Vicente's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greenwald.
Vicente on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greenwald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greenwald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greenwald lands with a cross.
Greenwald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vicente. Vicente circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vicente throws a jab when Greenwald was well out of range.
Greenwald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente throws a poor cross that misses
and Greenwald counters with a right hand to the body.
Vicente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenwald moves away.
Vicente misses with an uppercut
and Greenwald counters with a straight right hand.
Vicente is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vicente misses with a hook
and Greenwald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vicente's knee momentarily.
Greenwald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vicente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greenwald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vicente takes a step back to recover.
Greenwald stuns Vicente with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glenn Greenwald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vicente misses with a looping left.
Vicente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greenwald momentarily.
Greenwald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vicente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greenwald moves out of range of the strikes.
Vicente avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greenwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vicente misses with a combination
and Greenwald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vicente takes a jab right on the kisser.
Greenwald lands a nice shot that snaps Vicente's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vicente fails to land with a series of punches.
Vicente closes the distance and clinches up with Greenwald, looking for a takedown. Vicente pushes Greenwald against the cage but Greenwald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greenwald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Greenwald was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vicente.
Greenwald defending well as Vicente loads up on a big left hand.
Vicente throws an overhand right that lands on Greenwald's shoulder, as Greenwald tries to avoid the shot.
Vicente throws a jab when Greenwald was well out of range.
Greenwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greenwald lands a really nice looking cross but Vicente seems unphased.
Greenwald scores with a spinning back kick!
Greenwald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vicente throws a nice looking combination but Greenwald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Vicente misses its intended target.
Greenwald throws a nice looking combination but Vicente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greenwald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vicente feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greenwalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Greenwald throws a body punch but Vicente moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Greenwald - just one landing.
Greenwald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vicente.
Vicente tries to clinch but Greenwald is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vicente misses with an uppercut.
Greenwald feints and then cracks Vicente's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vicente down.
Vicente takes a swing at Greenwald's ribcage but misses.
Vicente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greenwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Greenwald. That snapped Vicente's head back.
Vicente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vicente tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greenwald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vicente misses with a looping right.
Greenwald takes a swing at Vicente's ribcage but misses.
Greenwald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greenwald scores with a jab.
Vicente throws a looping overhand right but Greenwald ducks down to avoid it.
Vicente throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Vicente backs away, Greenwald returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Greenwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vicente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Vicente is just out of range.
Vicente looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Greenwald throws a big shot that misses.
Vicente is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Greenwald lands with an overhand left.
Greenwald throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Greenwald. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Greenwald misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vicente.
Greenwald with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Vicente.
Greenwald is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vicente takes one to the side of the head.
Greenwald looks to throw the jab but Vicente is out of range.
Greenwald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Vicente takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vicente takes a swing at Greenwald's ribcage but misses.
Vicente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greenwald.
Vicente's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greenwald.
Vicente throws a head kick but Greenwald moves out of range.
Vicente misses the shot to the body.
Greenwald feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Greenwald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vicente moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greenwald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vicente uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greenwald.
Vicente is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenwald.
A solid body kick from Greenwald.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Vicente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenwald throws out the jab.
Greenwald dips to his left and cracks Vicente with an uppercut!
Vicente throws a big shot that misses.
Greenwald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vicente can do to turn this around?
Greenwald throws a hook to the side of Vicente's head but Vicente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greenwald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Greenwald scores with a hook to the body. Vicente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glenn Greenwald is winning the standup battle so far.
Vicente takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Greenwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Greenwald throws a leg kick which misses Vicente's front leg but catches the back leg as Vicente tries to avoid it.
Greenwald looks for the body kick but Vicente saw that one coming.
Vicente connects with the punch.
Greenwald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Greenwald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greenwald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greenwald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicente misses with a two punch combination.
Greenwald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Greenwald digs a good hook to Vicente's body.
Nice jab there from Greenwald.
Vicente throws out a loose jab but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicente has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vicente has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greenwald finds it's way round the side to connect with Vicente's head.
Greenwald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vicente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vicente. That did some damage!
Vicente closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greenwald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Greenwald.
Greenwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greenwald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greenwald scores with a push kick.
Greenwald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greenwald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vicente misses with a head kick.
Greenwald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Greenwald jabs Vicente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vicente looks to land a left hand but Greenwald moved out of range nicely.
Vicente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenwald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Greenwald misses the target.
Vicente misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Vicente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vicente with a nice calf kick.
Greenwald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greenwald defending well as Vicente loads up on a big left hand.
Greenwald blocks a jab.
Greenwald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vicentes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Greenwald lands a jab to the nose.
Vicente takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Greenwald.
Vicente moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greenwald with a nice calf kick.
Greenwald cracks Vicente with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greenwald.
Vicente looks to throw the jab but Greenwald is out of range.
Greenwald stalks Vicente and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vicente's face. Vicente staggers backwards, shaken.
Greenwald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicente throws out the jab.
Greenwald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Greenwald counters with a good low kick that Vicente was not able to check.
Vicente avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vicente! But no joy.
Greenwald slips under a jab from Vicente.
A little feinted left hand from Greenwald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente misses with a low kick.
Vicente throws a jab when Greenwald was well out of range.
Greenwald quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vicente tries to clinch there but Greenwald circles away.
Greenwald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicente.
Greenwald digs a good body shot into Vicente's ribs.
Vicente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greenwald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greenwald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greenwald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Greenwald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vicente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Greenwald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greenwald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greenwald lands with a hook. Vicente tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Greenwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greenwald moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenwald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vicente. That did some damage!
Vicente misses with a wild combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greenwald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vicente in his tracks.
Vicente throws a big shot that misses.
Greenwald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente tries to score with a low kick but Greenwald moves his leg out of the way.
Vicente throws a hook but Greenwald blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vicente.
Vicente tries to score with a low kick but Greenwald moves his leg out of the way.
Greenwald scores with a nice strike.
Vicente misses with a right hand
and Greenwald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vicente's knee momentarily.
Vicente has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greenwald.
Vicente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greenwald lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Greenwald. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vicente at a distance.
Good leg kick by Greenwald.
Greenwald connects with a right hand. Vicente shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Vicente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vicente.
Greenwald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenwald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vicente misses the target.
Greenwald connects with an inside leg kick.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald thuds his right hand into Vicente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Greenwald moves out of range as Vicente throws a body kick.
Greenwald connects with a nice looking jab.
Vicente walks into a jab.
Vicente moves away from the strike by Greenwald.
Vicente walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vicente.
Greenwald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vicente cracks Greenwald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greenwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Vicente takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vicente throws a looping overhand right but Greenwald ducks down to avoid it.
Greenwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vicente moves away.
Greenwald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vicente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenwald.
Greenwald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vicente takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenwald catches Vicente with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vicente looks to throw the jab but Greenwald is out of range.
Greenwald throws out a powerful jab.
Greenwald throws a leg kick which misses Vicente's front leg but catches the back leg as Vicente tries to avoid it.
Vicente with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Greenwald blocks the low kick.
Vicente smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vicente misses with a few strikes there.
Greenwald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greenwald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vicente throws a poor cross that misses
letting Greenwald counter with a right hand.
Greenwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vicente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greenwald throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vicente's head.
Vicente misses with a left hand
and Greenwald makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vicente really felt that one!
Vicente clinches with his opponent.
Greenwald manages to break the clinch.
Greenwald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vicente on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenwald checks a low kick from Vicente.
Vicente misses the jab.
Greenwald looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greenwald.
Greenwald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vicente throws a lazy right hand but Greenwald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vicente throws a right and a left that Greenwald avoids nicely.
Vicente throws a shot from downtown. Greenwald moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald ducks under a wild hook from Vicente.
Vicente pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greenwald is out of range and Vicente settles back down.
A jab from Vicente misses.
Vicente misses with a hook. Greenwald ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Greenwald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vicente takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greenwald stuns Vicente with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vicente throws a series of punches but Greenwald avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Greenwald misses its target.
Vicente throws a low kick but Greenwald avoids it.
Vicente tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greenwald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vicente will feel that in the morning.
Greenwald lands the left hand.
Vicente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greenwald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vicente takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Greenwald.
Vicente on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vicente throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vicente takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Vicente misses.
Greenwald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vicente takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald scores with a jab. Vicente acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Greenwald as Vicente shoots in.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vicente crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Greenwald - the referee stops the clock and Vicente gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Greenwald. Vicente manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Greenwald.
Greenwald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Greenwald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vicente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenwald throws a head kick but Vicente moves out of range.
Greenwald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Greenwald finds it's way through Vicente's defenses.
Greenwald scores with a decent looking hook.
Greenwald throws a leg kick which misses Vicente's front leg but catches the back leg as Vicente tries to avoid it.
Greenwald scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Greenwald.
Vicente misses with an uppercut. Greenwald saw that one coming.
A cross from Greenwald lands.
Greenwald delivers a nice body kick.
Vicente misses with a lunging right hand
and Greenwald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glenn Greenwald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands with a right hand.
Greenwald cracks a nice hook into Vicente's ribs.
Greenwald slips a jab and a cross from Vicente.
Greenwald lands a front kick.
Greenwald scores with a jab.
Greenwald cracks Vicente with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greenwald moves out of range of the strikes.
Vicente scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vicente takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Milo Vicente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vicente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vicente takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vicente takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Greenwald tests Vicente's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vicente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenwald scores with a leg kick.
Greenwald slips under a jab.
Greenwald lands a nice shot to the body.
Greenwald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Greenwald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greenwald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Greenwald!
Our winner, Glenn Greenwald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 1472 p4p, 754 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 60 p4p, 30 weight class). Carlos Ruas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaelsson punishes Ruas's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruas misses with a body shot.
Chaelsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruas as he avoids it easily.
Ruas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaelsson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Chaelsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruas scores with a nice head shot.
Ruas throws a jab when Chaelsson was well out of range.
Chaelsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruas tries to avoid it but Chaelsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruas to the ground. Ruas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaelsson throws a shot to the body.
Ruas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chaelsson momentarily.
Ruas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaelsson is just out of range.
Ruas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaelsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruas connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruas stalks Chaelsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaelsson's face. Chaelsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Chaelsson throws a big shot that misses.
Chaelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruas is just out of range.
Chaelsson jabs at Ruas's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chaelsson.
Ruas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chaelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaelsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruas.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruas as he connects with a hook.
Ruas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruas connects with a nice looking jab.
Chaelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruas is just out of range.
Ruas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruas defending well as Chaelsson loads up on a big left hand.
Ruas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaelsson throws out the jab.
Ruas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruas lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaelsson. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaelsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chaelsson scrambles back to his feet.
Ruas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruas lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.
Ruas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chaelsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaelsson working aggressively here.
Ruas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Chaelsson fails to land.
Chaelsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruas.
Chaelsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruas successfully pulls guard.
Chaelsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaelsson scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaelsson works over Ruas with some ground and pound from guard.
Chaelsson connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chaelsson passes Ruas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chaelsson drops an elbow to the side of Ruas's head.
Chaelsson trying to control from half guard but Ruas is working away.
Ruas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chaelsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chaelsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruas.
Ruas keeping moving, preventing Chaelsson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruas, not yet.
Chaelsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
Chaelsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaelsson won't allow Ruas to sweep him here.
Chaelsson working some strikes from top position.
Chaelsson stopping the sweep attempt from Ruas.
Ruas looking to control but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaelsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruas tries to roll over but Chaelsson keeps him under control.
Ruas keeps trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Ruas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chaelsson swings for the body but Ruas moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ruas.
Ruas dives in for a single leg takedown but Chaelsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chaelsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Chaelsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruas doesn't seem phased though.
Chaelsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chaelsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruas is in Chaelsson's guard.
Chaelsson looking to control.
Patrick Chaelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruas slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruas moves into full mount! Chaelsson won't be happy about that!
Ruas tries to take his opponent's back but Chaelsson turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Chaelsson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson controlling from the top position.
Chaelsson slips nicely into half guard.
Chaelsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Chaelsson.
Ruas is trying to get back to full guard.
Chaelsson drops an elbow to the side of Ruas's head.
That has opened up Carlos Ruas's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chaelsson connects with a nice short shot to Ruas's temple.
The cut above Carlos Ruas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaelsson lands strikes from half guard.
Carlos Ruas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chaelsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ruas moves into full guard.
Ruas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaelsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Ruas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Carlos Ruas stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 602 p4p, 457 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 79 p4p, 61 weight class). Raffington comes to the cage accompanied by Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker blocks the body kick.
Raffington moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Raffington tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Raffington - that landed with a thud.
Raffington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raffington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raffington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike.
Raffington throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker misses with some punches.
Raffington lands a right hand.
Raffington lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Raffington.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Parker looks winded!
Raffington lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Raffington.
A short left from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raffington struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker gets through Raffington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raffington struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raffington.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raffington is keeping busy.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Raffington.
Raffington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Raffington has the dominant position.
Raffington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker blocks a body shot from Raffington.
A bit of stalling here from Raffington.
Raffington gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raffington with a hook.
Raffington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raffington with a nice calf kick.
Raffington connects with a body shot that sends Parker's belly button to the back.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raffington can pounce on him.
Raffington staying out of range there.
Raffington is looking to counter with a body kick.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Raffington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington counters with a straight right hand.
Parker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Parker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raffington on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Raffington, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raffington lands with a shot to the body.
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Raffington counters with a straight right hand.
Parker misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raffington.
Alex Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raffington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffington lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Raffington tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raffington seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington lands the left hand.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Raffington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raffington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Parker misses
and Raffington counters with an inside leg kick.
Raffington lands with a nice body kick.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raffington rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raffington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raffington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Raffington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington lands a right hand.
Raffington lands a nice shot to the body.
Raffington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Raffington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raffington lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Raffington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raffington feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Parker sprawling to the canvas! Parker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raffington finish him?!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Raffington finish him?
It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Raffington lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Parker up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Raffington from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Parker's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Raffington!
Shane Raffington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 377 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 62 p4p, 170 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith Jr's choice of entrance music: You Will Know My Name. Corey Smith Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harley King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr slips a straight right by King.
King misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Smith Jr thuds a left hand into King's body.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from King.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Smith Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King misses with a body shot.
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting King counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Smith Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith Jr throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King missing with a left hand there. Smith Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith Jr misses the jab.
Smith Jr misses with a left hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith Jr misses the target.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King moves away from the strike by Smith Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Smith Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr throws a hook but King blocks it.
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith Jr jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
King takes a swing at Smith Jr's ribcage but misses.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Smith Jr loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
As Smith Jr looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Smith Jr just gets out of the way.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr swings widly with a right hand
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
King lands a body shot.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws a jab when Smith Jr was well out of range.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Smith Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith Jr.
An inside leg kick from Smith Jr misses.
King is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A leg kick checked by King.
Smith Jr lands with a right hand.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Smith Jr tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Smith Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Smith Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
King connects with a crisp jab.
Smith Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Smith Jr tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith Jr throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
Smith Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith Jr tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr lands a body shot.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Smith Jr throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith Jr throws a right hand that misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith Jr tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
King avoids the head kick by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr misses with a right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a two punch combo.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith Jr thinking.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith Jr blocks a head kick by King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King tries to bum rush Smith Jr with a series of wild strikes but Smith Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith Jr throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King throws a shot from downtown. Smith Jr moves away and avoids it.
Smith Jr looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith Jr throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King throwing a counter right hand but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Donk. Smith Jr catches King right on the button with a cross.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith Jr.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Smith Jr.
A head kick by Smith Jr misses
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith Jr throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting King counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King is looking to clinch but Smith Jr is avoiding it.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Smith Jr coming out on top.
Smith Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by King.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith Jr with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
King blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith Jr.
King scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King wants to clinch up but Smith Jr keeps it at a distance.
King lands with a nice combination. Smith Jr backs away looking to recover.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a series of strikes. Smith Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King dodges the punch combination from Smith Jr.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith Jr lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Harley King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with a body punch
and Smith Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
King has closed the distance and engaged Smith Jr in a clinch.
Smith Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Smith Jr fails to land.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King cracks Smith Jr with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corey Smith Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from King.
Smith Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries to work over Smith Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith Jr misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from King.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King prevents Smith Jr from breaking the clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from King.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Smith Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Smith Jr!
A victorious Corey Smith Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Harley King had this to say: '
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 477 p4p, 204 weight class) and Dougal McCraken (ranked 73 p4p, 31 weight class). Rones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Side to Side. McCraken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulgine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rones misses with a looping right.
Rones closes the distance and clinches.
McCraken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCraken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rones blocks a body shot from McCraken.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCraken lands a left hand.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCraken misses with some punches.
McCraken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCraken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rones's sensitive parts.
Rones moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
Rones fails to land with a series of punches.
Rones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCraken is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCraken connects with an inside leg kick.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Rones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - McCraken coming out on top.
McCraken avoids the head kick by Rones.
McCraken has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCraken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCraken.
Rones avoids the head kick by McCraken.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Rones is just out of range.
A jab from McCraken does it's job there.
Rones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rones throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCraken counters with a nice body kick.
McCraken connects with a solid leg kick.
McCraken lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rones. Rones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCraken scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones clinches with his opponent.
McCraken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCraken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rones's elbow.
Rones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCraken.
Rones is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from McCraken fails to land.
McCraken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McCraken throws a head punch that misses.
Rones is trying to break the clinch but McCraken has him pressed against the cage.
McCraken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rones's elbow.
Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rones.
Rones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCraken can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Rones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rones looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
McCraken scores with a punch to the head.
McCraken misses with a kick to the body.
Rones looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCraken.
Rones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCraken is able to avoid easily.
McCraken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Rones's head but Rones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken lands the left hand.
McCraken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCraken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rones takes a step back to recover.
A jab lands there for Rones.
McCraken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Rones misses with a wild combination.
Rones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCraken - that will leave a mark!
McCraken lands a jab to Rones's midsection.
A big left from Rones misses.
Rones misses with a hook. McCraken ducked under it nicely.
Rones scores with a hook to the body. McCraken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for McCraken.
A clash of legs there as Rones blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken connects with a body shot.
Rones avoids the body shot from McCraken.
Rones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCraken rushes Rones and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rones misses with a body shot
and McCraken counters with a straight right hand.
Rones catches McCraken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCraken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rones throws a right hand that McCraken ducks under and follows up with a left that McCraken also avoids with ease.
McCraken lands a head shot.
Rones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken's corner calls for a 1-2. McCraken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCraken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rones throws a right hand that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones throws the left hand but McCraken avoids the punch easily.
Rones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCraken can pounce on him.
McCraken misses with an uppercut. Rones saw that one coming.
Rones moves in looking to clinch but McCraken pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Rones.
McCraken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCraken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rones doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCraken lands a right hook to the body.
McCraken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCraken lands a nice looking body kick.
McCraken cracks Rones with a good jab.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCraken tries to work over Rones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rones blocks a body shot from McCraken.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rones blocking some punches.
Rones tries for a takedown but McCraken manages to get underhooks.
Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCraken drives through and clinches with Rones against the cage.
McCraken lands a shoulder strike.
Rones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCraken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rones scores with a punch to the head.
McCraken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCraken counters with a body kick that stops Rones in his tracks momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rones. That did some damage!
McCraken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rones at a distance.
Joy Rones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rones lands a lovely overhand right.
Dougal McCraken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCraken throws a chopping leg kick but Rones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.
Rones throws a leg kick
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCraken scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rones's sensitive parts.
McCraken lands with a hook. Rones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rones throws a right hand that misses
and McCraken counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from McCraken misses.
Rones wants to clinch up but McCraken keeps it at a distance.
McCraken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCraken connects with a jab.
McCraken jabs at Rones's body.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rones looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
Jab from McCraken.
Rones tries to clinch there but McCraken circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rones has time to react.
McCraken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by McCraken.
Rones doesn't manage to clinch there - McCraken circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from McCraken.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
McCraken sizes up Rones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Rones checks it.
Rones tries to bum rush McCraken with a series of wild strikes but McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCraken stuns Rones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rones scores with a jab to the body.
Rones defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
As McCraken looks to move away, Rones throws a big counter combo but McCraken just gets out of the way.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones wants to clinch up but McCraken keeps it at a distance.
McCraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rones. That did some damage!
McCraken misses with a low kick.
McCraken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rones misses with a two punch combination.
Rones throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCraken counters with a low kick, right behind Rones 's knee.
McCraken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rones is out of range and McCraken settles back down.
Rones misses with a double jab
and McCraken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCraken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCraken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rones's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rones throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rones avoids the body shot from McCraken.
Good leg kick by McCraken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Rones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
Rones throws a lazy uppercut
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rones throws a head kick that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
McCraken lands a leg kick that knocks Rones off balance momentarily.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken misses with a straight right.
McCraken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCraken lands a jab to the nose.
Rones walks into a stiff left hand from McCraken.
Rones checks the leg kick.
McCraken explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Rones misses.
McCraken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCraken lands a nice hook to Rones's body. Rones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCraken throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rones counter with a right hand.
Rones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCraken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCraken tried to score with a low kick but Rones checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCraken.
Rones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rones staying out of range there.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCraken.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Rones tries to bum rush McCraken with a series of wild strikes but McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken avoids the head kick by Rones.
McCraken is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCraken takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from McCraken.
Rones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCraken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by McCraken - just one landing.
McCraken darts in and clinches Rones up against the cage.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCraken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCraken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken is looking to land body kicks.
Rones misses with a right hand
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
Rones moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands with a kick to the ribs.
McCraken thumps Rones with a low kick.
Rones misses with a hook. McCraken ducked under it nicely.
McCraken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCraken goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCraken scores with a shot to the body.
Rones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCraken has closed the distance and engaged Rones in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCraken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rones prevents a body shot from McCraken.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rones throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCraken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
A very excited looking Dougal McCraken made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 156 p4p, 102 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 21 p4p, 14 weight class). Magomaevaboff comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin of Dagestan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tried to score with a low kick but Magomaevaboff checks it.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomaevaboff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro throws a nice looking combination but Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magomaevaboff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomaevaboff is out of range and Regueiro settles back down.
Magomaevaboff wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a body kick that stops Regueiro in his tracks momentarily.
Regueiro moves out of range as Magomaevaboff strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomaevaboff misses with a kick to the body.
Magomaevaboff misses with a looping right.
Regueiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magomaevaboff feinted with a counter takedown.
Magomaevaboff throws a series of strikes that have Regueiro backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lands with an overhand left.
Magomaevaboff motions for Regueiro to come forward. Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It appears Magomaevaboff was looking to counter with a kick there.
Regueiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Regueiro misses with a leg kick
and Magomaevaboff counters with a straight right hand.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick as Regueiro jumps back.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Magomaevaboff is out of range.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Regueiro scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Magomaevaboff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomaevaboff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Regueiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Regueiro does no damage.
Regueiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Regueiro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro cracks a nice hook into Magomaevaboff's ribs.
Regueiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomaevaboff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Regueiro manages to circle out of the way.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Magomaevaboff counters with a left to the body.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Regueiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomaevaboff clinches up against the cage.
Regueiro is looking for a takedown.
Magomaevaboff can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magomaevaboff to keep the fight standing.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magomaevaboff to keep the fight standing.
Husein Magomaevaboff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magomaevaboff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomaevaboff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Magomaevaboff holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomaevaboff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Regueiro or not.
Magomaevaboff tries a body shot but Regueiro blocks it.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but Magomaevaboff has him pressed against the cage.
Regueiro successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomaevaboff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magomaevaboff pushing down on Regueiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Magomaevaboff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Regueiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomaevaboff wants to control but Regueiro is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Magomaevaboff stays in close to Regueiro's body and controls the position.
Regueiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magomaevaboff defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomaevaboff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magomaevaboff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Regueiro is keeping the position for now.
Magomaevaboff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomaevaboff pushes down on Regueiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Regueiro wants to improve his position but Magomaevaboff is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Husein Magomaevaboff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick that misses.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomaevaboff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
A right-left combo lands from Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Regueiro. Regueiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomaevaboff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Regueiro scores with a nice right hand.
Magomaevaboff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Regueiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Magomaevaboff avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro slips a jab from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomaevaboff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
Magomaevaboff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomaevaboff is looking to score with low kicks.
Magomaevaboff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Regueiro loads up on a big right hand but Magomaevaboff slips the punch.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Magomaevaboff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regueiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regueiro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range.
Regueiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Magomaevaboff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Magomaevaboff moves out of range easily.
Magomaevaboff just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Magomaevaboff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magomaevaboff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomaevaboff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
Regueiro stuns Magomaevaboff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magomaevaboff is looking to counter punch.
Magomaevaboff ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomaevaboff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Regueiro throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magomaevaboff tries to clinch up.
Magomaevaboff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice jab there from Regueiro.
Regueiro with the inside leg kick.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magomaevaboff scores with a punch to the head.
Magomaevaboff with a jab.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Magomaevaboff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomaevaboff takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magomaevaboff lands a lovely overhand right.
That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regueiro lands with a straight right. Magomaevaboff didn't see that one coming.
Magomaevaboff defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Magomaevaboff saw that one coming.
Magomaevaboff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lunges at Regueiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Regueiro's hand.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Magomaevaboff with a jab.
Regueiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick lands for Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Regueiro.
Magomaevaboff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Magomaevaboff holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Magomaevaboff won't allow it.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magomaevaboff to keep the fight standing.
Husein Magomaevaboff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Regueiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro misses with a double jab.
Regueiro lands a high kick!
Regueiro connects with a crisp jab.
Regueiro tried to score with a low kick but Magomaevaboff checks it.
Regueiro scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Regueiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Regueiro misses with a hook
and Magomaevaboff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Regueiro thinking.
Regueiro connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Regueiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomaevaboff connects with a single shot there.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomaevaboff was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
A bone on bone clash there as Magomaevaboff blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Regueiro throws the left hand but Magomaevaboff avoids the punch easily.
Regueiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Regueiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Magomaevaboff ducked under it nicely.
Regueiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Regueiro misses with a left hand
and Magomaevaboff counters by clinching up.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magomaevaboff to keep the fight standing.
Magomaevaboff lands with a light punch inside.
Magomaevaboff lands with a right to the head.
Magomaevaboff scores with a hook to the body.
Regueiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomaevaboff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomaevaboff cracks Regueiro with a nice body shot.
Magomaevaboff is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Magomaevaboff works on Regueiro's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomaevaboff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Magomaevaboff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regueiro avoids it.
Magomaevaboff jumps into guard, dragging Regueiro to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff is trying to keep Regueiro in close.
Magomaevaboff working for a triangle but Regueiro defends it easily.
Magomaevaboff wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magomaevaboff trying to keep a closed guard but Regueiro is proving a slippery customer.
Magomaevaboff looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Regueiro has picked Magomaevaboff up and slammed him! Magomaevaboff can't keep hold of the triangle and Regueiro manages to pass to side control!
Magomaevaboff is trying to get back to half guard.
Regueiro in side control, throwing shots but Magomaevaboff defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Regueiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Regueiro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Magomaevaboff has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Regueiro but great work by Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro is not content to let Magomaevaboff control the position.
Regueiro tries to improve position but can't.
Magomaevaboff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Regueiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Regueiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomaevaboff wants to control for a moment but Regueiro uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Regueiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Regueiro trying to control but Magomaevaboff postures up.
Regueiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magomaevaboff.
Regueiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomaevaboff pulls his head out easily.
Husein Magomaevaboff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magomaevaboff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magomaevaboff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Regueiro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magomaevaboff is working away from the top position though.
Regueiro is refusing to be controlled, as Magomaevaboff sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Husein Magomaevaboff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magomaevaboff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Husein Magomaevaboff!
After the fight, Husein Magomaevaboff was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 293 p4p, 525 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 37 p4p, 63 weight class). Phetboonme has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Banner cracks a nice hook into Phetboonme's ribs.
A low kick from Banner is predictable there
enabling Phetboonme to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Banner connects with a leg kick.
Phetboonme swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme gets a clinch.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Phetboonme.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Banner is having none of it.
Banner throws a leg kick but Phetboonme checks it.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
A swing and a miss from Banner .
Banner with a jab.
Banner throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Phetboonme misses.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phetboonme flicks out a counter leg kick but Banner steps away.
Phetboonme drives through and clinches with Banner against the cage.
Banner 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phetboonme uses from the top position.
Phetboonme has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banner is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phetboonme wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Banner 's closed guard. He's half up but Banner has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Banner pivots and extends the arm, Phetboonme falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Banner ! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lamont Banner !
Lamont Banner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 126 p4p, 151 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 19 p4p, 23 weight class). Dambullah comes into the arena with Boom Boom blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dambullah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dambullah lands with a hook. Legba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dambullah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Legba.
Legba connects with a body shot.
Legba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Legba shoots in and drives through. Dambullah sprawls well.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legba misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Dambullah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dambullah connects with a jab.
Dambullah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Legba throws a shot from downtown. Dambullah moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Legba takes a step back to recover.
Dambullah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Legba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Legba has his takedown stuffed
and Dambullah counters with a good, hard body kick but Legba shrugs it off.
Legba misses with a straight right.
Legba ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
Dambullah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dambullah doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba walks into a straight right hand from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a shot from downtown. Legba moves away and avoids it.
Dambullah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dambullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dambullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legba throws an off balance right hand
and Dambullah counters with a right hand to the body.
Legba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dambullah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Dambullah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dambullah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legba's best efforts.
Legba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah trying to control here.
Legba tries to pass to full mount but Dambullah defends it.
Dambullah is looking for a sweep. Legba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Legba is thwarting Dambullah's attempts to control the position.
Legba prevents Dambullah from improving his position.
Legba is thwarting Dambullah's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legba wants to work for an arm triangle but Dambullah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dambullah is trying to get back to full guard.
Dambullah controlling the position well.
Dambullah is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dambullah is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dambullah moves into full guard.
Dambullah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Legba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dambullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dambullah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Legba.
Dambullah cracks Legba with a nice body shot.
Legba is leaning against Dambullah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dambullah has a couple of punches blocked by Legba.
Dambullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Legba goes for a takedown attempt but Dambullah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dambullah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legba can do to turn this around?
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
Dambullah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dambullah defending well as Legba loads up on a big left hand.
Legba throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Dambullah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dambullah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legba tries to clinch up but Dambullah circles away and keeps his distance.
Legba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dambullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Legba scores with a shoulder strike.
Legba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dambullah tries a body shot but Legba blocks it.
Dambullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Legba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dambullah is retaining full guard.
Dambullah trying to control the position here.
Dambullah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to control from the top but Dambullah keeps moving.
Dambullah is pulling down on Legba's head to control his posture.
Dambullah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
Dambullah stopping the sweep attempt from Legba.
Legba keeping full guard, as Dambullah tries to pass.
Legba looking to control but Dambullah passes into half guard.
Legba is looking to improve his position.
Dambullah uses his free foot to push down on Legba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Legba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba is trying desperately to improve position.
Dambullah trying to control but Legba is having none of it.
Legba is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legba is still trying to improve position.
Legba wants to hold on but Dambullah pushes him away.
Dambullah controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dambullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is winning the standup battle so far.
Legba throws the left hand but Dambullah avoids the punch easily.
Legba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body kick.
Dambullah takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Dambullah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah lands a front kick.
Dambullah throws a right hand that misses
and Legba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legba. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legba staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dambullah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legba scores with a hook to the body. Dambullah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Dambullah.
Legba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dambullah counters with a straight right hand.
Dambullah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Legba if he has to take too many more of those.
Legba misses with a body shot
and Legba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Legba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Dambullah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dambullah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dambullah moves out of range as Legba strikes.
Dambullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba moves out of range as Dambullah throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dambullah.
Legba misses with a body shot
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Dambullah.
Legba dodges the punch combination from Dambullah.
Legba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dambullah.
Dambullah lands with a right hand.
Dambullah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dambullah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Dambullah.
Legba throws a hook but Dambullah blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
Legba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Legba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dambullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Legba counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legba feints and as Dambullah raises his hands in defense, Legba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papa Moosh Dambullah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papa Legba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dambullah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Our winner, Papa Moosh Dambullah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Priester (ranked 14 p4p, 57 weight class) and William Spud (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spud's choice of entrance music: Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Spud blocks a head kick by Priester.
Spud throws a low kick, looking for Priester's leg but Priester calmly moves out of range.
Priester misses with a body shot
and Spud counters with a two punch combo.
Priester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Spud misses with a head kick.
Spud misses with a two punch combination.
Priester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spud has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Priester is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Priester lands a head shot.
Spud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Priester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Priester misses with a body shot.
William Spud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester misses with a low kick.
Priester thuds his right hand into Spud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud misses with a double jab.
It looked like Priester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spud.
Nice shot by Priester.
A lazy left from Priester finds it's target.
Spud thuds a left hand into Priester's body.
Nice shot lands for Priester.
Spud misses with a leg kick.
Spud throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud throws a leg kick but Priester checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Priester misses the target.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Spud slips a straight right by Priester.
Spud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Priester half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spud swinging wildly here.
Priester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spud lands with a hook. Priester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick and Spud moves out of range easily.
Priester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Priester tests Spud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spud throws a right hand that Priester ducks under and follows up with a left that Priester also avoids with ease.
Priester tries to land a leg kick but Spud saw it coming and moves away.
Spud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Priester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spud scores with a leg kick.
Spud tests Priester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spud throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester misses with a low kick.
Spud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Spud does it's job there.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Spud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priester works Spud's body with a nice hook.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
And Priester counters with a quick kick to the body but Spud blocks it.
Priester is looking to score with low kicks.
Priester is looking to land body kicks.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spud throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Spud looks to land a body kick but Priester moved away.
Priester lands a head kick. Spud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch lands to the side of Spud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spud misses with a few strikes there.
Priester slips under a jab from Spud.
Priester swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spud misses with a double jab.
Spud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priester tries to move into range but Spud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Spud misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spud lands with a nice body kick.
Priester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Priester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spud on the side of the head.
Spud throws a lazy uppercut
letting Priester counter with a right hand.
Spud slips a jab from Priester.
Spud throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Priester tried to counter with a leg kick but Spud avoided it.
Spud lands a lovely overhand right.
Priester tried to score with a low kick but Spud checks it.
Spud throws a big shot that misses.
Priester misses with a straight right.
Priester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Priester checks a low kick from Spud.
Spud misses with a left hand
and Priester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spud connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priester throws a low kick but Spud avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Spud.
Spud is looking to slow Priester down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Spud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spud looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Spud misses the jab.
Priester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester takes a jab right on the kisser.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Spud moves away and avoids it.
Priester throws a hook but Spud avoids it easily.
Priester throws a body punch but Spud moves out of range.
Spud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Priester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spud misses with a looping right.
Spud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud misses with a left hand
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Spud misses.
Priester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Spud will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spud lands a nice shot to the body.
Spud ducks right into an uppercut from Priester.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Spud with a hook.
Spud missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spud connects with a right hand. Priester shakes it off.
Spud misses with a low kick.
That kick from Spud tenderised Priester's leg. Priester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priester throws a head kick but Spud moves out of range.
Spud looks to land a combination. Priester sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Priester lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priester throws a low kick, looking for Spud's leg but Spud calmly moves out of range.
Priester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spud connects with a right hand. Priester shakes it off.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
William Spud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Priester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Priester. Beautiful body shot.
Priester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester takes one to the chin there.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spud looks to land a right hand but Priester moved out of range.
Spud checks a low kick from Priester.
Priester connects with a crisp jab.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Spud's head but Spud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spud sizes up Priester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Priester misses with a hook. Spud ducked under it nicely.
Priester throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
Spud lands a lovely overhand right.
Spud checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Priester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Spud misses.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud throws out a leg kick but Priester moves out of range and Spud only half commits.
Spud throws a front kick aimed at Priester's knee but Priester avoids it well.
Spud scores with a punch to the head.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Spud.
Priester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Priester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Priester fails to land with a series of punches.
Spud misses with a hook to the body
and Priester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Priester slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Priester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Priester misses with a low kick as Spud jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spud! But no joy.
Spud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spud.
Spud lands an overhand right.
Priester checks a low kick from Spud.
Spud lands a glancing blow to the side of Priester's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spud manages to avoid it.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick and Spud moves out of range easily.
Spud throws a nice looking combination but Priester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spud.
Priester throws a push kick but Spud slaps the foot to one side.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priester.
Spud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
An attempted straight right counter from Priester misses the target.
Spud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spud avoids the body shot from Priester.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Priester misses the target.
Spud blocks a head kick by Priester.
Spud misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Priester scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like William Spud has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spud.
Spud scores with a body shot.
Priester takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Spud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spud avoids the body shot from Priester.
Priester slips under a jab from Spud.
Spud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Priester shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priester.
Spud thuds his right hand into Priester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Priester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spud moves away from the strike by Priester.
Spud with the inside leg kick.
Spud lands a nice shot that snaps Priester's head back.
Spud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priester is looking to chop away at Spud's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spud lands a leg kick that knocks Priester off balance momentarily.
Priester staying out of range there.
Priester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spud just manages to avoid it.
Priester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spud is out of range and Priester settles back down.
Spud throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Priester lands with a straight right. Spud didn't see that one coming.
Priester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Priester scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Spud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Priester lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spud moves away.
Spud throws a big counter head kick but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Spud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spud misses with a series of wild punches.
Priester throwing a counter right hand but Spud manages to avoid it.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud throws a head kick but Priester moves out of range.
Spud misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Priester misses its target.
Spud lands with a nice combination. Priester backs away looking to recover.
Spud throws a right hand that Priester ducks under and follows up with a left that Priester also avoids with ease.
Spud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Priester misses.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick and Spud moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Spud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Priester slips under a jab.
Priester scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
It seemed like Spud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid body kick from Priester.
Priester slips under a jab from Spud.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spud was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Priester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spud slips under a jab.
Spud appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spud avoids the head kick by Priester.
Spud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spud manages to avoid it.
Spud unleashes a big counter combination but Priester bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spud throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Spud digs a good hook to Priester's body.
Priester throws a front kick aimed at Spud's knee but Spud avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Priester - just one landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Priester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud moves away from the strike by Priester.
Priester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spud.
Priester blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Spud stuns Priester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spud lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Spud.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Spud throws a right hand that Priester ducks under and follows up with a left that Priester also avoids with ease.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Priester throws a leg kick but Spud checks it.
A big left from Spud misses.
Priester throws a big counter combination but Spud scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Priester avoids the body shot from Spud.
Priester with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester misses with a straight right.
Spud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Spud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priester walks into a left hand.
Spud lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Priester.
Spud lands a really nice looking cross but Priester seems unphased.
Spud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Priester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Priester as he checks the leg kick.
Priester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spud misses with a hook.
Spud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spud throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Priester lands a right hook to the body.
Spud avoids the head kick by Priester.
A punch lands to the side of Priester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spud manages to avoid it.
Spud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spud slips a straight right by Priester.
Spud checks a leg kick nicely.
Spud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spud scores with a decent looking hook.
Spud avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Spud, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick
and Spud counters with a straight right hand.
Spud swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Spud scores with a nice head shot.
Priester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spud checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Spud really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spud lunges at Priester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Priester's hand.
Spud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Priester on the side of the head.
Spud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Priester slips a straight right by Spud.
Priester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Spud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spud with a nice calf kick.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Spud.
Priester half committed to a counter leg kick.
Priester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Priester.
A jab lands there for Priester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spud moves out of range of the body kick.
Spud lands with a slapping head kick.
Spud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Priester to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Priester misses.
Spud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spud misses with a kick to the body.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Priester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Priester staying out of range there.
Priester is looking to counter punch.
Spud stalks Priester and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Priester's face. Priester staggers backwards, shaken.
Priester checks the leg kick.
Spud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priester.
Priester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Priester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Priester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Priester cracks a nice hook into Spud's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spud jabs at Priester's body.
A head kick misses from Priester.
Spud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Spud misses.
Priester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Priester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Priester cracks Spud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Priester misses with a body kick.
William Spud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Priester ducks right into an uppercut from Spud.
Spud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Priester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Spud as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Priester checks a leg kick.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud misses with a double jab.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spud misses with a two punch combination.
Priester swings widly with a right hand
and Spud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priester misses with a hook.
Spud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spud duly obliges.
Priester thumps Spud with a low kick.
Priester throws a front kick aimed at Spud's knee but Spud avoids it well.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spud in his tracks.
Priester scores with a sloppy right hand. Spud should have avoided that one.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spud throws a leg kick that misses.
Priester avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Priester finds it's way through Spud's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Spud finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Spud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spud throws a big shot that misses.
Spud misses with a looping left.
Spud lands a leg kick that knocks Priester off balance momentarily.
A jab from Priester does it's job there.
Priester blocks a head kick by Spud.
Priester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Priester swings for the body but Spud moves out of range.
It seemed like Spud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spud.
Priester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Priester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but William Spud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good exchange - Spud coming out on top.
A big right from Spud misses.
Priester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spud connects with a body shot that sends Priester's belly button to the back.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spud.
Priester is looking to land body kicks.
Spud throws a solid leg kick but Priester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spud.
Spud throws a jab but it's blocked by Priester.
Priester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spud. Spud obviously looking to wear him down.
Priester takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester misses with the combination.
Spud blocks the body kick.
Priester takes one on the button.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Spud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Spud misses the target.
Priester throws a big shot that misses.
Spud connects with a body shot that sends Priester's belly button to the back.
Spud throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
It looked like Priester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spud lands a jab-cross combination.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud tries a head kick but it misses.
Spud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spud throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Priester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Priester throws a body punch but Spud moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Spud.
Spud misses the shot to the body.
Landon Priester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spud.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Spud moved away.
A swing and a miss from Priester.
Nice jab there from Priester.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spud moves away.
Spud slips a straight right by Priester.
Spud tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spud.
Priester blocks a head kick by Spud.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Spud ducks down to avoid it.
Priester throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Spud had a free shot at his head there.
Spud lands a jab.
Spud scores with a jab.
Priester throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester throws a right hand that Spud ducks under and follows up with a left that Spud also avoids with ease.
Spud scores with a hook to the body. Priester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spud scores with a jab. Priester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Priester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Priester misses
and Spud counters with a solid body kick.
A good leg kick by Spud.
Priester on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Priester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Priester staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Priester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Spud feints and then cracks Priester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priester down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priester.
Spud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud scores with a hook.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spud throws a counter combo.
Priester tries to move into range but Spud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spud blocks a head kick by Priester.
Priester connects with an inside leg kick.
Spud dips to his left and cracks Priester with an uppercut!
Priester throws a hook but Spud avoids it easily.
Spud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Priester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spud has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spud and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spud tests Priester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spud lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spud.
Spud cracks Priester with a good jab.
Spud feints and then cracks Priester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priester down.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Spud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Spud!
William Spud is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, William Spud, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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